When my new custom made cereal arrived from Custom Choice Cereal, I had to open it right away to taste it. The company contacted me to offer me a discount bag of cereal to create my own custom blend and review it.

Cinnamon Granola

Whoever thought the concept up is a genius. You pick your cereal base and choose from a long list of add-ins to come up with your own unique blend of gluten-free cereal! The add-in item categories include nuts/seeds and dried fruits. Beside each add-in on the website, there is a tidbit of information about the nut, fruit or seed.

The price is directly related to what you choose to add to the base, and there are two prices for the three bases as well. The Cinnamon Granola is the most expensive and the Corn Flakes and Good Morning Flakes (highest nutritional value) are priced the same and are slightly less than the granola.

Tiffany’s Raisin Nut Delight cereal (you even get to name your creation!) is a blend of cinnamon granola, coconut, pecans and raisins. When I tried the cereal dry I thought it was very good but when I had it the next morning with milk, I thought it was incredible! I’m assuming the fact that the cereal was made with my choice of ingredients, is directly related to the fact that I love it!

Gluten-free cereals are generally expensive, excluding the five Chex cereals that are gluten-free. Making your own cereal at Custom Choice Cereal is really quite reasonable, but paying to ship it is a little expensive. The good news is that once you get your perfect ‘custom choice’ down, you can order a lot of it and get a discount on the shipping of every bag after the first one.

Cranberries

If your budget allows for a splurge, think about creating your own perfect gluten-free cereal. The products are made in a gluten-free facility and the number of tasty combinations one can create are almost limitless. The allergen statement on my bag states “Mixed in a facility that contains traces of soy, tree nuts and/or peanuts”.

Almonds

My personal blend of cereal turned out to be fairly healthy, though I was not thinking about nutrition when I chose my cereal base and add-ins. I just chose things I like, that I assumed would go well together. There are 108 calories in a 2/3 cup serving of the dry cereal and 5% of the RDA of fiber. Even though my blend contains both pecans and coconut, the fat content was only 5% of the RDA per serving.

Let us know if you’re made your own custom choice cereal before and how your creation turned out!